Although many people believe the word espresso is an adaptation or translation of Italian for "express"(as in "fast") because espresso is made and served immediately, that's not the case. Pronounced ess-press-o, not eX-press-o, espresso is an Italian word, shortened from caffè espresso. The word can also refer to the product resulting from this process - as in "I'll have a cup of espresso, please." Espresso does not refer to a particular type of bean, but rather a process of extracting the flavor from ground coffee beans by a combination of not-quite-boiling-hot water and pressure. Since the end of the tube is under water, the pressure forces the hot water up through the tube. When the water is heated over a fire, pressure builds inside the vessel, and the only way for it to escape is up the tube, through the coffee and out of the tube in the top.
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